--1. The books of Esdras are apocryphal; the books of
Ezra and Nehemiah are inspired, and are included in the canonical
Scriptures. 2. Under Edward VI., a confession of faith was drawn up by
Cranmer and Ridley, 1551, approved by the king and a commission of
divines, which was published in forty-two articles, but was not approved
by convocation, and a new confession was drawn up by Archbishop Parker,
under Elizabeth, when some articles were rejected, and the whole was
composed of thirty-nine.
COLLEEN.--Your verses show some promise; but we do not see why the
supposed kiss of the "Christ Child" should have proved death to the
baby. If one publisher declines taking your book, try another.
Literature is a trying profession, full of disappointments; yet first
books are not always failures. Write what is useful, and on ground
little occupied by others.
JACKY and CHARLEY.--Have you no feeling of self-respect and maidenly
reserve? or is your letter a feeble attempt at a dull joke? The first
question you ask is very silly indeed. What makes anyone's hair curl?
Either nature in flattened formation of each tube, or the use of
curling-paper or hot irons.
M. F. F.--Use tweezers, and accept our good wishes for your success.
GRATEFUL ALICE.--Anyone on a visit only, or in the employment of the
proprietor of a house in which he or she resides, should have their
letters addressed first to themselves, and underneath their own name
should be that of the owner of the house--their host or hostess, master
or mistress.
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